Local Jobless Numbers Unchanged as the Rest of the Provincial Job Market Struggles
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OTTAWA — The lowest unemployment rate in the province in April was recorded in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region. However, it’s nothing to brag about. The rate sits at 7.2 per cent, unchanged from March. By comparison the local jobless rate in April of last year was 4.6 er cent.
The highest unemployment rate in the province registered in the Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake area, where the number hit 10.2 per cent. That figure will likely increase this month, due to the Fort McMurray fire forcing the closure of many businesses.
Alberta, which once had the lowest jobless rate in the province, is now in the middle of the pack at 7.2 per cent. B.C. has the lowest provincial rate at 5.8, followed by Manitoba at 6.1 and Saskatchewan at 6.3. Ontario is at an even seven per cent and the remainder of the province increase from there.
The overall Canadian labour market was stuck in neutral last month as a solid employment gain in the services sector was wiped out by losses in the goods-producing industry, resulting in a small decline of 2,100 jobs overall.
